Ezra 10:16-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 The exiles did what had been proposed. Ezra the priest selected men[a] who were family leaders, all identified by name, to represent[b] their ancestral houses. They convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter, 17 and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women.
Those Married to Foreign Wives
18 The following were found to have married foreign women from the descendants of the priests:
from the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Footnotes
- Ezra 10:16 1 Esdras 9:16, Syr; MT, Vg read priest and men were selected
- Ezra 10:16 Lit name, for
Ezra 10:16-18
New International Version
16 So the exiles did as was proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, one from each family division, and all of them designated by name. On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to investigate the cases, 17 and by the first day of the first month they finished dealing with all the men who had married foreign women.
Those Guilty of Intermarriage
18 Among the descendants of the priests, the following had married foreign women:(A)
From the descendants of Joshua(B) son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib and Gedaliah.
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